South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1887-12-16
THEINTELLlGRNCER
FRIDAY. DECEMBER is, 1887.
Comments upon the Prest- :
dents Message.

eSe' UGH message framed py any
Chief Executive that more fsithfuIi,
reelected the views Of his con sti, uents
and Was more enthusiastically endors
I'D, not only oy the members OF hi
own party, but by men Of oil politics
creeGs. than the communication sen
To Congress- by President CLEVELAND
lest week. Statesmen and newspa-
pers Of the highest rank. European a,
we'll as American, republican and de.
mocratic, with but few exceptions
speak Ut it In terms Of the hiRhesl
praise and commentator as an adj.
and sta,ssmanlike documtn NJ. end ex.
press the belief that IL the policy
therein outlined be at once insuRura.
ted and faithfully adhered 10, on q "a
OF prosperity will soon dawn upon
the Uni;eJ States, that will in q sho, I
time convince even the most confirm.
ed prote ctiouists Of the fatal chsrac-
ter Of the mistake they have been
making for tho last quarter Of Q cen.
tnry in fostering the manufacturing
industries Of this country. and thereby
creating millionaires AID building up
giant monopolies. at the expense or
the agricultural, professional and la
boring classes OF our population
AL the leading democratic Journals
OF this country are unit in declsr.
Ing that, since the PRONUNCIATION OF
this remarkable message, this much
is settled: the democratic party 10
the party. and President Cleveland ia
its leader. For any measure cmana
ting from 3 democratic president t'.e
New York Tribune, Of course, has
nothing but condemnation and mis-.
repre- but then from tile
millionaire MonopOlist who controls
that paper, out of whose office more
than one printer has been kicked for
no Other fault than belonging to ty-
geographical unions. nothing else can
be expected or desired. The Paris
representative Of this paper cslled
upon Mr.. James G. Blaine ard OBJ.
tanned his views Of tue message.
which are, in substance, az fellows:
Tie document is free.trade mani.
festo, and evidently SO considered by
the London papers; that the Presi-
dent recommends retaining tue Rev,
enne tax, in order that the tariff may
be forced down, even below q TAI,
revenue standard. He (Blaine) IS in
favor Of abolishing the revenue sys.
tern and leaving the tariff pretty mucb
as it is, claiming that tobacco. for in +.
stance. - necessity to many mil
lions Of men, and yet every year mil
Iona Of revenue are collected from
the tax on it, which would far better
come from tariff on foreign fabrics.
Mr.. Blaine also objects to tho repeal
OF the tax on wool, and suggests that
the money raised from the tax on
whiskey be used to forlisy cur cit
les on the sescoast.
His we'll. known Partially to mo.
nopolies of all kinds, by which, anil
other base motives. many of than
persona, he was guided in making
his criticisms OF the Presidents rec
concentrations. ID thus shown up, and
The souDdness OF his theories exp,bd.
ed, by the Chicago Tribute. former.
tie staunchest supporter Of Blaine
to be found in the West, which, il an
editorial ctnceruing the Paris inter-
view, says:
"Mr. BiaiDe's general position will
not commend itself TO the American
people. for unquestionsbly an i'm
ue Sc majority believe in RENTING 3
large share OF these oppressive taxes
which bear upon the producing and
consuming classes with crushing
weight. It Is the weakest ground
Mr.. Blaine has ever yet occupied
aud no national party can expect to
go into presidential campsign on
that issue. 10 matter who may be its
leaders, and win. II is q position OF
direct hostility to The report OF tue
tariff commi sion and 10 tho r,pui Ii
can platform Of 1884. We arc free
to slate our belief thai in leading the
cohorts Of the coddled State OF Penn.
sylvan'a with bis Iieuten ants-Ran.
dali, Kelly aud Cameron--he will end
Ihst Pennsylvania il but one State.
and that there 10 q large army out.
eide its borders VIII 10 not propose
10 he Ievicd upon ATTY longer for It's
benefit.
"Mr. Blaine ouglt 10 I'D himself Of
the PeDnsylvauia notion that prop
or and necessary re!uct'on Of the ex.
cessive profits nov made 10y mill AMI
factory bosses will cause them t. close
thcir establishments anh discharge
their employees. or that tile latter will
go or In a huf aud take TO farming.
10 Is n sufficient explanation of
Blsine's intervew that he is a Penn
sylvaniau. lie vas brought up In an
atmosphere OF ultra prote, tion. lie
has sst AT the fec, Of the high ,ariH
Gsmsliels of that State and imbibed
their doctrines. Like all Peonsy va.
mans, republicans or democrats, he
believes IN enormous duties on i'm.
ports for The purpose Of coddIisg the
mill bosses and protecting the so.
called infant industries which long
ago came Of age. and ought TO be able |
to go alone. IL is needless TO say
that IL IS very narrow view and one
which does not take in q wider hofi-
zon than that which hounds their
State. The surplus question must be
settled ia some way, and in a differ.
ant wav from what N has h.ao 80 |